Summary of New Year's Day taboos
Modern people know very little about many traditional New Year customs, and many people do not understand the "taboos" of the New Year. In fact, there are many "taboos" during the Chinese New Year. Do you know what they are? If you want to know more related content, please search in the 2018 Spring Festival special topic carefully compiled by the Fortune Teller website!Summary of New Year's Day taboos1. Married daughters cannot return to their parents’ homeIf a married daughter returns to her parents' home on the first day of the Chinese New Year, it means that she will eat her parents' home into poverty, so she can only return on the second or third day of the Chinese New Year. However, the implication is that a married daughter is already the daughter-in-law of someone else's family, and there will be many people coming to her husband's house to pay New Year's greetings, and the daughter-in-law has to help serve tea, so she cannot return on the first day of the Chinese New Year. 2. Avoid eating porridge, meat or medicine for breakfast In the past, only poor families ate porridge, so on the morning of the first day of the new year, people must eat dry rice, which means that the family will be rich throughout the year. The morning of the first day of the new year is called the Gathering of All Gods, which means that all the gods have come out to pay New Year's greetings. Therefore, to show respect, one should not eat meat but should eat vegetarian food. In addition, except for those who are seriously ill, it is best not to eat general tonic food on the first day of the new year. 3. Avoid calling others’ names to wake them up Don't call out people's names to wake them up in the morning on the first day of the new year, as this means that they will need to be urged to do things throughout the year. 4. Avoid greeting people who are still sleeping. After getting up, you have to visit relatives to wish them a happy new year. If you have relatives or friends who like to sleep in, then don't be so diligent and go too early. Because there is another taboo that says, if the other person is still asleep on the first day of the new year, don't wish him or her a happy new year. Wait until he or she wakes up before wishing him or her a happy new year, because doing so will make the other person "stay in bed for the whole year." 5. Avoid taking medicine If you take medicine on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you will be sick all year round, so you have to put the medicine away before the New Year and not keep it for the New Year. If you are boiling Chinese medicine, you must return the clay pot to others as soon as possible. Doctors also avoid seeing patients in the first month of the lunar year, as they think it is unlucky. 6. Avoid using knives and scissors It is said that "on the first day of the New Year, if you use knife and scissors, quarrels and disputes are inevitable." You cannot use knives or scissors on this day, otherwise your career and financial prospects will be cut off. Don't use knives or scissors; if you use them, it will lead to murder or quarrel. 7. Avoid touching needles and money It is said that "if you move a needle on the first day of the lunar month, you will pick the dragon's tendons and give birth to a baby with eyes as small as a needle's eye" Women are also not allowed to use needles and thread, otherwise they will quarrel with others all year round or feel uncomfortable as if they were being pricked by needles all over their body. 8. Avoid using an axe to chop wood It is said that "on the first day of the new year, the axe chops the firewood (wealth), and once chopped, it can never come back." 9. Avoid borrowing money It is said that "if you borrow money from others on the first day of the new year, you will rely on external aid all year round; if you lend money to others on the first day of the new year, your property will flow out for the whole year." 10. Avoid hitting furniture (plates, bowls, wine glasses and other fragile items) It is believed that breaking furniture is unlucky all year round. However, in today's society, it doesn't matter if children accidentally break furniture. As long as the adults quickly say, "Good luck in the new year, good luck in the new year, and peace every year", the bad luck will be turned into good luck. 11. Do not take naps during the day Taking a nap on the first day of the new year will make you lazy for the whole year? Is this the first time I heard of this? The popular saying is that this taboo comes from the ancient saying "no daytime naps" which advises people not to be lazy, otherwise it will affect their career luck. In addition, taking a nap during the day during the Chinese New Year means "you will be lazy all year long." Because there are many guests visiting our home during the Chinese New Year, it would be very disrespectful to take a nap. If a man takes a nap on this day, his field ridges will collapse; if a woman takes a nap on this day, her stove will collapse. This is also an ancient idea, to advise people not to be lazy. 12. Avoid dumping sewage, garbage, or sweeping the floor. Avoid sweeping or cleaning during the Chinese New Year, as this will easily sweep away the wealth in the house. It is said that the first day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the broom, so do not use the broom, otherwise it will sweep away your luck and money, and attract "broom stars" and bring bad luck. If you must sweep the floor, you must sweep from the outside to the inside. You cannot throw water or garbage outside on this day, for fear of losing money. No matter how dirty it is, just bear with it! But remember to clean up the garbage generated during the New Year on the fifth day of the New Year. This is called "sending away poverty", otherwise it will bring poverty. 13. Avoid letting others take things out of your pocket Don't let others take things out of your pocket during the Chinese New Year, as this will mean that all your money for the entire year will be taken away by others. 14. Avoid asking for debts from others During the Chinese New Year, anyone who is being asked to pay back a debt or who is asking others to pay back a debt will be unlucky for the whole year, so it is taboo to ask for debts from others. Remember to pay off your debts before the New Year. If you owe them before the New Year, you cannot go to collect the debts from the first to the fifth day of the New Year, otherwise you will be unlucky for the whole year! 15. Avoid washing clothes Water has its own god, and the water god’s birthday is on the first and second days of the Chinese New Year, so don’t wash clothes on these two days. 16. Avoid saying unlucky words Avoid saying unlucky words such as "broken", "death", "illness", "lose" and "defeat"; if you accidentally violate the taboo, you should resolve the possible ominous consequences by spitting, saying "children's words are innocent", etc. 17. Do not kill Killing will result in the sight of blood, which is an ominous sign and will lead to disasters such as sword disasters, war disasters, and blood disasters. 18. Avoid crying You cannot hit, swear, or cry to maintain a good omen. Crying is a bad omen, indicating illness and disaster. In addition, it is also taboo for children to swear, young people to fight, and family members to argue. Whenever such things happen, relatives, friends, and neighbors will come to persuade and stop them. |
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